▸ Free tool · Runs in your browser

Free Comic Panel Maker

Pick a comic page or strip layout, set the gutters and borders, drop your pictures into the panels and download a PNG. Free, no sign-up, and your pictures never leave your device.

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Click or tap a panel to select it, then add a picture. A picture fills the panel and is cropped from the centre. With a panel focused, Enter adds a picture and Delete removes it.

Layout

Select a panel to put a picture in it.

Pictures stay on this device. Nothing is uploaded.

▸ How it works

How to make comic panels

  1. Pick a layout

    Choose a page grid, a splash page, uneven tiers, a 3- or 4-panel strip or a yonkoma. Strips switch to the wide page on their own.

  2. Set the page

    Choose the page size, then drag the sliders for the gutter between panels, the border weight and the page margin. Switch the reading order for manga.

  3. Add your pictures

    Select a panel and add a drawing, photo or render. It fills the panel without stretching. Leave panels empty for a blank template.

  4. Download the PNG

    Save a high-resolution PNG to print and draw on, or to letter with speech bubbles and share.

▸ Choosing a layout

Which layout to use

Panel count and panel size control how fast a page reads. Fewer, bigger panels slow the reader down; more, smaller panels speed them up.

6-panel grid

Two panels across three tiers is the comic book default. Readers move through it without noticing the layout, so the story gets all the attention.

3 wide tiers

Three full-width panels suit wide establishing shots, landscapes and slow scenes where each beat needs room.

Splash page

One panel on the whole page is for the moment that matters most: a reveal, an arrival, a cover. Use it rarely so it lands.

Uneven tiers

Panels of different widths tell the reader which moment is important. The bigger panel is the one they linger on.

3-panel strip

Three panels in a row is the classic newspaper strip: setup, turn, punchline. Four panels gives the joke one more beat.

Yonkoma

Four panels stacked top to bottom is the Japanese yonkoma, built on introduction, development, twist and conclusion.

Three layout rules

  • Keep the gutters the same width across a page. A wider gap between two panels reads as time passing.
  • Leave the top third of each panel clear for speech bubbles, since they are read first.
  • Decide the panel sizes before you draw, so the most important moment gets the biggest panel.
▸ Keep going

Paper, bubbles or a whole comic

Prefer paper?

The free printable comic panel template has regular, irregular and splash layouts plus blank grids as a PDF.

Add the dialogue

Open your downloaded page in the free speech bubble maker to add speech, thought, shout and caption bubbles, then download it again.

Let the AI draw the comic

ComicInk's AI comic maker writes the script and draws every page, with the dialogue already lettered, in 22 languages. It needs a free account, and new accounts get free credits to start.

▸ Questions

Comic panel maker FAQ

Is the comic panel maker free?

Yes. It is free, needs no sign-up and adds no watermark. It runs entirely in your browser, so there is nothing to install.

Are my pictures uploaded anywhere?

No. Pictures you add to panels are opened by your browser on your own device, and the PNG is drawn there too. Nothing is sent to ComicInk or anyone else.

Can I print the panels and draw on them?

Yes. Leave the panels empty, choose US Letter or A4 and download the PNG. It is sized for printing at 300 dpi, and panel numbers can be turned off.

Can I make a comic strip or a manga page?

Yes. Pick the 3- or 4-panel strip for a newspaper-style strip, or the yonkoma for a vertical four-panel manga strip. Set the reading order to right to left and the panel numbers follow manga order.

What size is the download?

The comic page is 1325 × 2050 pixels, US Letter is 2550 × 3300, A4 is 2480 × 3508, the square page is 2400 × 2400 and the wide strip is 3000 × 1100.

Can ComicInk fill the panels for me?

Yes. The AI comic maker turns a story idea into finished pages with consistent characters from panel to panel. It needs a free account; the panel maker on this page does not.